Red River Radio Amateurs Parity bloghttps://rrra.org/tags/parity/Recent content in Parity on Red River Radio AmateursHugo -- gohugo.ioen-uswebmaster@rrra.org (K0STK)webmaster@rrra.org (K0STK)This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.Sat, 25 May 2019 05:20:12 -0500ARRL Board Withdraws FCC Rule Making Petition for Parity Act Provisionshttps://rrra.org/post/2019/01/24/arrl-board-withdraws-fcc-rule-making-petition-for-parity-act-provisions/Thu, 24 Jan 2019 20:07:16 -0600webmaster@rrra.org (K0STK)https://rrra.org/post/2019/01/24/arrl-board-withdraws-fcc-rule-making-petition-for-parity-act-provisions/<blockquote>
<p>At its annual meeting January 18&ndash;19, the ARRL Board of Directors
decided that the organization needs to &ldquo;review, re-examine, and
reappraise ARRL&rsquo;s regulatory and legislative policy with regard to
private land use restrictions.&rdquo;</p>
<p>In order to effectively undertake such a review, the Board adopted a
resolution to withdraw its December 18
<a href="https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/filing/1217451513529">Petition for Rule Making</a>
to the FCC, which sought to amend the Part 97 Amateur Service rules to
incorporate the provisions of the Amateur Radio Parity Act
(<a href="http://www.arrl.org/amateur-radio-parity-act">ARPA</a>),
without prejudice to refiling. The resolution also is asking members of
Congress who had refiled legislation to enact the Amateur Radio Parity
Act (ARPA) to refrain from seeking to advance that legislation pending
further input from the ARRL.<sup class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1"><a href="#fn:1">1</a></sup></p>
</blockquote>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.arrl.org/news/view/arrl-board-of-directors-issues-statement-on-amateur-radio-parity-act">Read the rest of the article on the ARRL website</a></li>
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</ul>
<div class="footnotes">
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<ol>
<li id="fn:1">&ldquo;ARRL Board of Directors Issues Statement on Amateur Radio Parity Act&rdquo;, ATTL The national association for Amateur Radio, retrieved January 24 2019, <a href="http://www.arrl.org/news/view/arrl-board-of-directors-issues-statement-on-amateur-radio-parity-act">http://www.arrl.org/news/view/arrl-board-of-directors-issues-statement-on-amateur-radio-parity-act</a>.
<a class="footnote-return" href="#fnref:1"><sup>[return]</sup></a></li>
</ol>
</div>APRA Promoted Before Senate Committeehttps://rrra.org/post/2018/01/29/apra-promoted-before-senate-committee/Mon, 29 Jan 2018 09:42:31 -0600webmaster@rrra.org (K0STK)https://rrra.org/post/2018/01/29/apra-promoted-before-senate-committee/<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ARRL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ARRL</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HamRadio?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HamRadio</a> ARRL Hudson Division Director Promotes Amateur Radio Parity Act Before Senate Committee - ARRL Hudson Division Director Mike Lisenco, N2YBB, testified Thursday (January 25) before a session of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science ... <a href="https://t.co/TsSSgDPt3w">https://t.co/TsSSgDPt3w</a></p>&mdash; ARRL (@arrl) <a href="https://twitter.com/arrl/status/957025517554884615?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 26, 2018</a></blockquote>
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>Amateur Radio Parity Act introduced on Senate Floorhttps://rrra.org/post/2017/07/18/amateur-radio-parity-act-introduced-on-senate-floor/Tue, 18 Jul 2017 12:43:35 -0500webmaster@rrra.org (K0STK)https://rrra.org/post/2017/07/18/amateur-radio-parity-act-introduced-on-senate-floor/<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AmateurRadio?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AmateurRadio</a> Parity Act is Introduced on <a href="https://twitter.com/SenateFloor?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SenateFloor</a>; Tnx <a href="https://twitter.com/SenatorWicker?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SenatorWicker</a> &amp; <a href="https://twitter.com/SenBlumenthal?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SenBlumenthal</a> <a href="https://t.co/Lw7kpVgGvh">https://t.co/Lw7kpVgGvh</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HR555?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HR555</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/S1534?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#S1534</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HamRadio?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HamRadio</a> <a href="https://t.co/tnoNM6KzEz">pic.twitter.com/tnoNM6KzEz</a></p>&mdash; ARRL (@arrl) <a href="https://twitter.com/arrl/status/885512151456206849?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 13, 2017</a></blockquote>
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>Amateur Radio Parity Act Passes House, Heads To Senatehttps://rrra.org/post/2017/01/24/amateur-radio-parity-act-passes-house-heads-to-senate/Tue, 24 Jan 2017 10:25:31 -0600webmaster@rrra.org (K0STK)https://rrra.org/post/2017/01/24/amateur-radio-parity-act-passes-house-heads-to-senate/<blockquote>
<p>Just 10 days after being introduced, the 2017 Amateur Radio Parity Act
legislation,
<a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/555?r=27">H.R. 555</a>,
passed the U.S. House of Representatives this week on
unanimous consent under a suspension of House rules.</p>
</blockquote>
<blockquote>
<p>The bill&rsquo;s language
is identical to that of the 2015 measure, H.R. 1301, which won House approval
late last summer after attracting 126 co-sponsors, but failed to clear the
U.S. Senate last fall as the 114th Congress wound down. The new bill, again
sponsored by Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), was introduced on January 13 with
initial co-sponsorship by Rep. Joe Courtney (D-CT) and Rep. Greg Walden,
W7EQI (R-OR), who chairs the influential House Committee on Energy and
Commerce. <span style="font-style: normal">[ <a href="#footnotes">1</a> ]</span></p>
</blockquote>
<p>A <a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/555/all-actions?r=27&amp;overview=closed#tabs">complete list of all actions on H.R.
555</a>
along with
<a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/555/text?r=27">full text of this bill</a>
are available on <a href="https://www.congress.gov/">congress.gov</a>.</p>
<h3 id="footnotes">Footnotes</h3>
<p>[ 1 ] &ldquo;Amateur Radio Parity Act Speeds to U.S. House Passage, Heads to U.S.
Senate&rdquo;,
ARRL The national association for Amateur Radio, last modified January 24
2017,
<a href="http://www.arrl.org/news/amateur-radio-parity-act-speeds-to-u-s-house-passage-heads-to-u-s-senate">http://www.arrl.org/news/amateur-radio-parity-act-speeds-to-u-s-house-passage-heads-to-u-s-senate</a>.</p>New Amateur Radio Parity Act Bill Introducedhttps://rrra.org/post/2017/01/20/new-amateur-radio-parity-act-bill-introduced/Fri, 20 Jan 2017 15:32:51 -0600webmaster@rrra.org (K0STK)https://rrra.org/post/2017/01/20/new-amateur-radio-parity-act-bill-introduced/<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">New “Amateur Radio Parity Act” Bill Introduced in US House of Representatives <a href="https://t.co/xsv5WQWOFy">https://t.co/xsv5WQWOFy</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ARRL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ARRL</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HamRadio?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HamRadio</a> <a href="https://t.co/hrqLZg79is">pic.twitter.com/hrqLZg79is</a></p>&mdash; ARRL (@arrl) <a href="https://twitter.com/arrl/status/821085901401034754?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 16, 2017</a></blockquote>
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>Press for US Senate Passage of Amateur Radio Parity Acthttps://rrra.org/post/2016/11/15/press-for-us-senate-passage-of-amateur-radio-parity-act/Tue, 15 Nov 2016 23:15:09 -0500webmaster@rrra.org (K0STK)https://rrra.org/post/2016/11/15/press-for-us-senate-passage-of-amateur-radio-parity-act/<blockquote>
<p>ARRL once again is calling on its members to urge their US Senators to
support the
<a href="http://www.arrl.org/amateur-radio-parity-act">Amateur Radio Parity Act (H.R. 1301)</a>
when it comes up in the
Senate during the &ldquo;lame duck&rdquo; session of Congress that adjourns in
mid-December. The House of Representatives approved the bill in September,
but if the Senate does not follow suit, the bill will die, and the entire
process will have to be repeated. ARRL Hudson Division Director Mike Lisenco,
N2YBB, who chairs the ARRL Board&rsquo;s Legislative Advocacy Committee and has
been heavily involved in efforts to move H.R. 1301 forward, said today,
&ldquo;The clock is ticking!&rdquo;
[<a href="https://rrra.org/post/2016/11/15/press-for-us-senate-passage-of-amateur-radio-parity-act/#footnotes">1</a>]</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Contacting your US Senators about the Amateur Radio Parity Act is quick
and easy:</p>
<ol>
<li>Go to the <a href="https://arrl.rallycongress.net/ctas/urge-senate-to-support-amateur-radio-parity-act">Rally Congress</a> page</li>
<li>Click the <strong>Send Message</strong> button</li>
<li>Fill in your complete contact information on the next page</li>
<li>Click the <strong>Save and Preview</strong> button near the bottom of the page</li>
<li>Preview the message on the next page</li>
<li>Click the <strong>Send Messages</strong> button to send the messages to your US Senators</li>
</ol>
<p>That&rsquo;s all there is to it!</p>
<h3 id="footnotes">Footnotes</h3>
<p>[1] &ldquo;ARRL Calls on Members to Press for US Senate Passage of Amateur Radio
Parity Act&rdquo;, ARRL the national association for Amateur Radio,
accessed November 15 2016,
<a href="http://www.arrl.org/news/arrl-calls-on-members-to-press-for-us-senate-passage-of-amateur-radio-parity-act">http://www.arrl.org/news/arrl-calls-on-members-to-press-for-us-senate-passage-of-amateur-radio-parity-act</a>.</p>Every Letter Countshttps://rrra.org/post/2016/09/27/every-letter-counts/Tue, 27 Sep 2016 16:02:41 -0500webmaster@rrra.org (K0STK)https://rrra.org/post/2016/09/27/every-letter-counts/<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Over 50K <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HR1301?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HR1301</a> emails have been sent to <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CapitolHill?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CapitolHill</a>. Has yours? Every letter counts: Please do it now <a href="https://t.co/nmRAFrDc3K">https://t.co/nmRAFrDc3K</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HamRadio?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HamRadio</a> <a href="https://t.co/5iAV87dmcc">pic.twitter.com/5iAV87dmcc</a></p>&mdash; ARRL (@arrl) <a href="https://twitter.com/arrl/status/779364931766460420?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 23, 2016</a></blockquote>
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>Contact Your Senator About The Amateur Radio Parity Acthttps://rrra.org/post/2016/09/13/contact-your-senator-about-the-amateur-radio-parity-act/Tue, 13 Sep 2016 20:48:09 -0500webmaster@rrra.org (K0STK)https://rrra.org/post/2016/09/13/contact-your-senator-about-the-amateur-radio-parity-act/<blockquote>
<p><em>&ldquo;The bill is passed without objection.</em>&rdquo; With those words, Amateur
Radio history was made on September 12, when the US House of
Representatives approved the Amateur Radio Parity Act, H.R. 1301 on a
voice vote under a suspension of the rules. The focus of the campaign
to enact the legislation into law now shifts to the US Senate.
<br/><span style="font-size:small;"><em>(<a href="http://www.arrl.org/news/amateur-radio-parity-act-passes-in-the-us-house-of-representatives">ARRL: Amateur Radio Parity Act Passes in the US House of Representatives!</a>)</em></span></p>
</blockquote>
<p>As ARRL Dakota Division Director, Kent Olson KA0LDG, wrote in his
Tuesday, September 13, 2016, email to Dakota Division Members:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>This is a &ldquo;call to arms&rdquo; and crunch time for us to
get this bill through the Senate. The days of the 114th Congress are
getting less and less each day so the faster this bill gets to the
floor, the better.</p>
<p>Please, please, please, take a few minutes and do this for the future
of Amateur Radio. ARRL officers, directors, and staff have put
countless hours into getting HR-1301 passed and yet the work is not
quite done. Now we need another push for [HR-1303 in the Senate]
to get passed and you can help.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>To this end the ARRL have deployed a
<a href="https://arrl.rallycongress.net/ctas/urge-senate-to-support-amateur-radio-parity-act">Rally Congress</a>
page to simplify the letter writing process. And
Rick Roderick (K5UR, ARRL President)
sent the following letter to the ARRL Membership requesting their
support:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>Dear ARRL member,</p>
<p>I am writing to you today because we are at a crossroad in our efforts
to obtain passage of The Amateur Radio Parity Act.</p>
<p>Our legislative efforts scored a major victory in our campaign
when The Amateur Radio Parity Act, H.R. 1301, passed in the House
of Representatives yesterday, September 12th. The legislation now
moves to the Senate, where we need every Senator to approve the bill.</p>
<p>You are one of over 730,000 licensed Amateur Radio Operators living
in the United States. Many of you already live in deed-restricted
communities, and that number grows daily.</p>
<p><a href="https://arrl.rallycongress.net/ctas/urge-senate-to-support-am
ateur-radio-parity-act">NOW IS THE TIME FOR ALL HAMS TO GET INVOLVED IN THE
PROCESS!</a></p>
<ul>
<li><p>If you want to have effective outdoor antennas
but are not currently allowed to do so by your
Home Owner&rsquo;s Association, <a href="https://arrl.rallycongress.net/ctas/urge-senate-to-support-a
mateur-radio-parity-act">SEND THESE EMAILS
TODAY!</a></p></li>
<li><p>If you already have outdoor antennas, but want
to support your fellow hams, <a href="https://arrl.rallycongress.net/ctas/urge-senate-to-support-a
mateur-radio-parity-act">SEND THESE EMAILS
TODAY!</a></p></li>
<li><p>If you want to preserve your ability to install effective
outdoor antennas on property that you own, <a href="https://arrl.rallycongress.net/ctas/urge-senate-to-support-a
mateur-radio-parity-act">SEND THESE EMAILS
TODAY!</a></p></li>
</ul>
<p>Help us in the effort. Please go to the [<a href="https://arrl.rallycongress.net/ctas/urge-senate-to-support-amateu
r-radio-parity-act">ARRL Rally Congress
page</a>] and follow the prompts.</p>
<p>Thank you.</p>
<p>73,</p>
<p>Rick Roderick, K5UR<br /> President<br /> ARRL, the national
association for Amateur Radio</p>
</blockquote>